Both Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Kyrie Irving and Sixers point guard Michael Carter-Williams are considered cornerstones of their franchise -- but if recent reports are true, they also both might be available.

Whether or not either players gets moved remains to be seen, but if you are a team looking for a point guard, it is possible that two of the top point guards in the Eastern Conference are now available for the right price.

The question is -- which player has more trade value?

Why Carter-Williams has more trade value:
While Carter-Williams has played just one season, it would have been hard for him to put together a more impressive rookie campaign. Carter-Williams averaged 16.7 points, 6.3 assists and 6.2 rebounds last season on his way to winning the NBA Rookie of the Year award. Carter-Williams was just the 3rd player since 1950 to lead all rookies in points, rebounds & assists. He was also one of only three rookies in NBA history -- NBA legends Oscar Robertson and Magic Johnson were the other two -- to average 16 points, six rebounds and six assists. Carter-Williams also has ideal height for the position -- 6-foot-6, 185 pounds -- and a salary of just $2.25 million. Those are two huge factors when deciding which player to build around.

The question with Carter-Williams, however, is this -- were his numbers legitimate, or simply a product of playing on a bad team? While they are very different players, teams might look at shooting guard Evan Turner -- and his dramatic drop in production once he got to Indiana -- as a sign that any player who put up big numbers with the Sixers this season should be considered fool's gold.

Why Kyrie Irving has more trade value:
Any team taking Carter-Williams is betting on upside. Irving, on the flip side, is a legitimate, proven All-Star. The fourth-year player averaged 20.8 points, 6.1 assists and 3.6 rebounds last season, making it arguably the best season of his career. Irving has been consistent throughout his career, averaging more points than Carter-Williams did last season in each of his three years in the NBA. If teams were picking one player for one season -- with no salary implications -- Irving would be the easy choice over Carter-Williams.

Any team making this decision, however, is not making it with one year in mind. Taking on Irving means handing him a max-contract and a deal that would probably average over $17 million per season. That is a ton of money to commit to a shoot-first point guard who has never made the playoffs in the lowly Eastern Conference.

Verdict: While Irving is the better player, teams win in the NBA right now by locking up young talent to cheap contracts -- and although he is more proven, Irving at $17 million a season is not a option for any team than Carter-Williams at $2.5 million.